Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor sailors Richard Valencia (left) and David Hodgdon dig out fellow sailor George Carrasco's truck after it was stuck Wednesday on the side of Highway 308 just east of the entrance to the base.
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Darren Foust digs a path so his daughter can get off the shoulder of Newberry Hill Road in Silverdale just after sunrise Wednesday.
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KITSAP COUNTY - Kitsap County received the bulk of Wednesday's heavy snow and rain across the area, a Puget Sound Energy spokesman said.

And North Kitsap got hammered the hardest with snow.

Poulsbo saw up to 10 inches of snow by Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Seabeck got about 7 inches, with other Hood Canal areas getting 4 to 6 inches. On Wednesday morning, it was reported Port Orchard had received 1.8 inches, Bremerton got around 1 inch and Bainbridge Island saw about a half-inch.

Winter conditions caused branches and trees to fall on power lines, leaving 1,700 homes in Kitsap without power Wednesday afternoon. That's more than half of the 2,400 PSE customers affected Wednesday across the state, according to company spokesman Roger Thompson.

Thompson said extra crews were being sent to Kitsap to restore power, but crews had a hard time keeping up with the demand.

"Even as you get lights back on in one home, other outages (are being reported)," he said.

Crews planned to work into Wednesday night to restore power to homes in Seabeck, Suquamish, Silverdale and other nearby areas, Thompson said.

Downed trees blocked several roads in the county, including Bond Road in North Kitsap, Pioneer Hill Road near Poulsbo and Big Valley in Central Kitsap.

No accidents with significant injuries were reported Wednesday.

Wednesday night, state workers shut down a 41-mile stretch of Highway 101 along the west side of Hood Canal, from Shelton to Brinnon, because of heavy snow and falling trees. Crews were to reassess the highway Thursday morning.